chugging
Example Sentences
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Growth statistics continue to point to an economy that’s chugging along as the data-center boom offsets slowing activity in the housing market and elsewhere.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
As Banderas plays him, he’s a bearish marvel of a man with the kind of earthy soul that would have had Ernest Hemingway chugging salty dogs on his barstool all night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Two years ago, with the economy chugging along and inflation falling, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell dispatched a question about stagflation with humor rather than scorn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 28, 2026
Barron’s in January outlined a road map for how to fix the struggling stock, recommending that the new CEO should focus on accelerating streaming growth and keeping the company’s successful experiences division chugging along.
From Barron's ● Apr. 9, 2026
Empty buses glowed from within with eerie gray light, chugging slowly from one stop to the next, their drivers sleepy and bored.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
